Another word on mercy.... Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Another word on mercy.... -------------------------- Date: 5/10/2002 Keywords: "mercy" "rescue" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. The current studies look at some verses from the brief New Testament epistle by Jude. Passage: Jude verses 17-25* 17. But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18. They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." 19. These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20. But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22. Be merciful to those who doubt; 23. snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. 24. To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- 25. to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Question How can we "snatch others from the fire" of porn?   Practical help Porn sucks us into private fantasies and out of the world of real people and relationships. If this describes your situation, verse 23 above provides an antidote: Help other strugglers escape smut. In other words, be merciful (see yesterday's study). Rescuing people makes us loathe what got them into the jam, just as firefighters hate the careless acts that set houses ablaze. Today, help someone escape the scorching waste of smut. You'll find that your own fear and hate of porn will only increase, serving to rescue you from your own destructive fantasies. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. ---